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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-08-20

The coinage OF the minis during
July was tl,960.Oo0.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03
COlllDED AT SEA.
Twelve Lives are Reported Los

Twelve LlNcSdf RtporIeu LOST.
The steamers Britannia and Celtic. both
of the White Star Line, reached New York
on the morning of May 2;d, having been
in collision a few days before. The Celtic
was coming from Liverpool, while the
Britannia was going TO that port. The
Britannia was struck on the port side aft
The Celtic had perceived the danger. and
the engines were reversed. so that she
struck the Britannia a gancing bow
The latter began 10 fill rapidly and the
life boats were aunChed and the women
and children taken oil. There was great
panic on board the in ured steamer h
crew were quite as wild and unmanaee-
able az the crowd in the Storage. and the
admirable work done is wholly attributed
TO the officers. The women and children
were taken oil first. Several " omen were
on the point of jumping into the sea but
were held back 10y the oncer,.
IL Is hard 10 say just now how many lives
were lost There we're number OF pa
sengerS lounging in the Steerage when the
COLI ion took place Three men. n woman
and a girl were undoubte ilv XII lei and
the passengers say that four or five others
who were on board have not been noticed
since and were undoubtedly killed. The
bodes We're thrown overheard the night
OF the collision. There were eight or nine
people injured by the iron and woodwork
as IL fell inward, and four OF those are so
dangerously uuTI tnat there are Tears Tor
their lives. They were taken 20 81. Vim
cents hospital VI on the arrival of the yes
sci in New FORK
Some or the Storage pass myers say that
the dead bodies We're di>I osed OF in IA man
ner lacking even the elements of common
de-ency. Tney aver that the sailors shov-
eled overheard the bloody fragment, Of
humanity much as thev did the small de.
bris caused by the collision The passen
gers also complain of the inadequacv Of
the life boats and the difficulty expert
enced in reaching the life JAG Sets which
were placed 80 far aft that had there
been any immedi te danger many would
have been unable TO supply themselves
The possibility Of this danger was not very
remote, for had the breach made bv the
Celtic been two feet further forward the
engine and boiler rooms would have been
flooded
The quest on of where the blame Of the
collision should rest Is not easily deter
mined Statements coming from IL oSe
favorable TO The company say thrt the fog
was the cause that al prec tutlons ware
used and that the disaster could not lie
avoided On the other hand statement,
from many of tn aSsenger, are that
the two ste mers were gong - "A danger
Gus rate of speed. The statements regard
ing the fog signals are con letting. some
of the passengers say the Ce'tics whistle
were not sounding and Others state the
contrary.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03
Cold BlOo,led Murder.

Louis Nicholson was shot and instantly
killed by Amos Rhodes at a logging camp
four miles south of Manistee on the 2jth
ult. During the past four months Nickel
son hal employed Rhodes and wife as
housekeenors on his farm, few miles
south of Manistee, and during the spring
Nicholson has been engaged, in addition
to his farming duties, in logging about
ore mile from his farm The day lie ore
the murder Rhodes came 10 Jark's store
in the village of Oak Hill, and bought
some buck hot and after he had put the
same in his pocket remarked that he was
going to hot Nicholson. Returning 10
the farm Rho les learned that Nicholson
had gone to his logging camp to load logs.
Rhodes took gun, loaded II and said no
would hunt up and Kill Nicholson The
son OF Nicholson, hearing the remark ran
TO his father and appraised him of his dan
ger, but lis father treated IL "a scare.
Soon after Rhodes appeared where Mick
elson was at work with half a do en- men,
and getting with twenty feet Of Nickel
son called out TO him: If you have any
thing to say. say 1t, az / am going to shoot
you. Mlcke son said. 20 away. and
don modest me in my work - whereupon
Rhodes aimed the gun and fired, over 100
shot, striking Nicholson in the left breast,
me penetrating TO the heart causing in
slant death 4 nodes returned 10 his home
end went to bed, where he was afterwards
ARE ted and p aced in Jail. The friends
of Rhodes claim that Nicholson has been
intimate with Mrs. nodes and that
Rhodes is crazy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03
Boiler EXPLOSION.

Alb ut half-past tx o'clock on the morn
ing OF May 2S the bo e. of the Natche
Cotton Factory in Natcheh, Miss, exploded
with terrific violence entirely demolishing
the engine room and the pickery, which W s
above 1t, and bursting in the walls Of the
main building, causing the roof To settle
in the center OF the hui ding The smoke
stack was almost entirely demo he'd and
the large factory injured TO the extent Of
many thousand dollars. The mill hand
go to work at six O'Clock, and most o
them we're in their places when the explo
sion occurre Six OF the employees were
killed. and number of others serious
injured, some il is thought fatally.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03
Four Killed.

Point, Pa, the other night the wheel Of a
car on a freight train east burst and the
car crashed into two passenger coache-
with terrible effect, killing in tant'y four
men and in,uring many others. Te!e
grams were Immediately sent 10 Altoona
for physicians and all that could he pro
cured were detaile to the wreck
No passengers occupying sleeping or
parlor- cars were injured. The acciden
was an unavoidable one and the worst
that has happened for years on the Penn.
sylvania road. The injured were taken
TO Altoona and were made as com ort
q bic a. possible.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03
THE STATE.
Michigan Wins.


Mi 'higan carried of the honors OF the
nation drill orcaiets, and by her young
e. sons, too. The or hard Lake cadets.
from the state military academy
went into the race t. win and
succeeded without difficulty in earn
ing first place for cadets; in fact,
could they have entered the national com
potion, they would have soon made some
OF the crack companie. feel blue, and
would certainly have obtained a place
pretty near the top.
The drll, although performed on wet
grass, wa beautiful sight Their manual
OF arms wa perfect in its precision and
accuracy, and their wheeling and march
was not exc ed hy any company in camp
excepting tie Toledo cadets who have, il
is elleyed. won first prize for regular in
pantry. Their vo,leys in every position
standing kneeing or lying-were perfe t.
In fact they Z only excel.ed everything
done on the ground but pretty nearly
anything which has been accomplished
since the enc mpment opened They
were the reel tents of immense applause,
which generated into one long continued
clappi < as each movement was rapidly
exc ated by tn company.
The Michigan Toys in the grand stand
just got ~ and howled, and the create
enthus IN prev ii ed. T.. h Winans, ir,
the captain OF the cadets. lieut.. Strong,
their drill master. and Cot. Rogers. the
head of the academy, we're ali warmly
congr ltulated by the judges They got
through every movement on the program
with SIX minutes TO spare making ony
two or three individual errors and none Of
any moment They have well earned the
first prize.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03
Stat. Game Warden Smiths first report

State Game Warden Smiths first report
10 the secretary OF state, shows good ef
feet throughout the state from the work
done, aud in many counties no violation
where there was formerly no respect for
the laws. The report shows ffty-fiv ar
rests for violation of the game and fish
law. and in nearly all ca,es tho partie,
have pleaded guilty and been fined heavi
ly. few cases are yet pending which
will be prosecuted to the fullest extent,
Mr. Smith feels much encouraged with
the work although there have been some
violations which have not been complained
of owing To inability to capture the
parties, but who are watched closely.
A contract has been let to Chicago par
ties TO put an elevator into the soldiers
home, and plans accepted for water
works and fire department which provide
"A four inch mains around the building
tapped at convenient places by hydrants.
A largo steam pump will draw water from
a distant creek TO be used, and il will then
be forced through pipes t. all parts OF the
building, the official test requiring the
throwing of II stream through one and
one fourth inch noZzles rs feet high \
reel OF hose will be in each hallway in case
of lire, and can be readily attached 10 the
pipes. Aside from protection from fire.
the water will lie used 10 keep the lawns
wet assist in Identifying the premises
and operate the elevator.
Six stores and one residence in It. Ignace
was destroyed 10y fire the other day. ad
il not been for the heavy rain which was
fal ing the entire town would undoubted-
ly have been destroyed. The fire il be
lieved 70 be the work OF an incendiary.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03
HORROR IN PARIS.
The Opera Comique Destroyed by Fire.
Many Lives Lost.

many Lives Lost.
The Opera Comi1us in Paris took fire the
other evening. during the first act Of the
opera of "Mignon.n One of the wings
caught fire from a gas Jet and the entire
stage was Immediately enve,oped in
flames. Madame Mcrgvillier and NM.
Tasquin and Bernard were on the stage
when the fire broke out All the actors
ran out in their stage costumes The au
dience got out easily. but the gas was
turned off before all had left the building
and IL is feared some were left in the up.
per tiers. The roof soon fe in. sending
showers of sparks as far as the Place
de la Bourse. With the exception Of
Madame Seller, who perished, all
the actors escaped though several
supernumeries were in ured severely
Five b )des terribly burned were conveyed
TO tue National Library. Among them
was the bouy of a woman lasping little
boy IN her arms. The money receipts were
saved and deposited in the GaulOis office
The Killed in .luded four firemen. There
was not frantic rush in tne theater but
IL is believed that the stsirca became
blocke I. The iron curtain wa, lowered in
front OF the stage and this prevented the
fire from spreading immediately TO the
auditorium and al owed the audience time
to escape The men who carried away the
money IN st report that when they left
the auditorium II was quite empty.
The fire brigade distinguished them
selve and many had narrow escapes
Most of the casualii so far reported are
due 10 nervousness Many persons who
were unable to trust themselves TO walk
the narrow ledge OF the cornice around
the building jumped o i'm terror One
woman coolly walked around all the cor.
nice while the flames were bursting above.
until she reached the fire escape The
victims are almost all singers.
LATER.-Later reports from the Paris
IRE state that nearly 200 lives were lost
over 90 bodies had cen recovered within
"A hours after the fire and l55 inquiries for
mis- ing persons had been made. IL 10 be-
level that many bodies lie hurled in the
debris In the upper ga lsries where escape
was exceedingly difficult. The remains
are In a terribly mutilatsd condition
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

The un versity class of engineers is sur
veying near Charievoix.
a national bank with $50 0C0 capital has
been organized in Negaunee.
Ann Arhor expects TO have a free deliv-
cry mai service about June 10
The Lowell manufacturing company is
turning out about lOj cutters a day
c. II. Hackley OF Muskegon, has pur-
chased AZ 900 acres of land in Louisiana for
$1,000.
Lyman Davenport, a farmer living near
Saline, f II dead while crossing field the
other day.
The public schools at Fowlervile have
been c.osed TO guard against a threatened
siege OF diphtherla.
John Clay, il, who wrs shot by Grant
Challeuder near Grand Ledge some time
ago, died on tie 18th inst.
Chang Ball, a Chinese laundryman OF
Grand Rapids, has declared his intentions
of becoming an American citizen.
John Moien got into an alteration with
Charles Wallace in an lshpeming saloon,
the other night, and shot him dead
The state signal service office at Lansing
will be made full reporting station in
the United States service after June /.
The wool market in most places in the
state opens at from % to p cents pound
for washed and Is and 10 for unwashed.
The Custer Guards of Grand Rapids are
the recipients of much praise for their
work at the national competitive drill
Contributions for the Lake Linden suf-
ferers are forming all over the state. IL is
l..
Immediately.
Tbos Cronk, an employe in n saw mill in
st. Ignace was struck by sab the other
morning and received injuries which
caused his death.
Loui, Buchner, who has been on trial in
Alpena for killing Edward Morris, at
charivari in Long Rapids last Christmas
has just been acquitted.
Only one of the todies Of the five young
men drowned near fetoskey, has been re-
covered Tie under current has probably
taken them into the lake.
The planing.mill, dry kiln and lOO, 900 feet
of lumter owned by A. Linton q sons of
East Saginaw, were burned on the after
noon OF the 18th ult. Loss about $4,000.
The reunion of the former pupils Of the
institution for tho deaf and dumb will be
held at Flint June 22-23, and "A large mum
ber of them are expected to be present.
The body o, an unknown man was found
In the woods about six mile, from MusSe-
gon the other evening by children picking
berries The man had been dead about
two weeks.
The Standard oil company owns three
acres of land at Kalamazoo upon which 10
proposes to build a cooper shop, an oil
storage and barreling concern, and side
tracks, tanks, etc.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03
The Plot RnXnalnl.

Ii is officially announced that Andre
jushkin, Ossipanof, Generator. Shewy-
rolf and Ulianof have been executed for
the part they took in the recent attempt
on the lie of the Gar.
During the trial of the conspirators by
the senate. in the presence of repre- senta-
tives of the various governments, it trans
pired that Generaloi, who was a Don Cas-
sock peasant, Andreiushkin and Ossipan
of, citizens ShewyoT, a merchant $ son,
together with Gorkun ilesudski and LUX.
shewitsch, nob.e kantscher, an Of
fetal son NolochoI ,, citizen, Pashkov-
ski, an pothe arg apprent CO. Noveru.-
sky. a psalm rea or son and n candidate
for the st. etc .sburg ecclesiastical &C adj
envy, Ann ania. peasant and midwife.
and Rebecca SchmedoNa. "A midwife,
belonged TO a Grimm II sec ETY. formed TO
overthrow tue government and establish
commune 10y v,o.eHt re ,olution.
In Ns6 they 70 med secret circe for
terrorist action aud resolved in December
to make an attempt TO assassinAte the
Car, for whi ia purpo e Generate I An Ire.
Ju hkin and Ossipanon procured explosive
bombs. On March 18th, in company with
kantscher, Gorkun and No ochof, who
undertook to inform the bomb carriers 10y
signal when the czar passed by, they
went TO the ewsky Props ct. IL was their
intention to throw the missi o under the
czars carriage a. IL pa sed by, but the po-
lice frustrated their design.
IL was also brought out on the trial that
a woman named Serd ukova knew OF the
p OF having learned OF It from on OF the
pc rsons implicated. an could have given
timely information to the authorities but
she failed in this duty.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03
Murder in the First Degree.

Charles Peterson, charged with the
murder of his brother, James Peterson, in
cold blood with an az, in the township OF
Clayton, Genesee county, Sunday morn
ing May -, has been found guilty of
murder in the first degree. An effort 10
prove that the deed was committed in self
defense was made, but the point was
poorly sustained. The murderer takes
the result IF the trial coolly and still says
be thinks that he is not TO blame for kill
ing his brother. The trial occupied the
greater portion of two days and excited
much interest.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03
EntOmbpd Miners.

A terrible explosion occurred on the
goth ut. in the Upston PIT, Elantyre
Scotland eight miles from Glasgow The
shat leading TO the pit is entirely choked
up with debris, entombing 20 IN ners.
Forty bodies have been recovered. Many
OF the corp es are uurecognizable, limbs
having been blown OF and the bodies lie.
ing horribly charred. Queen Wet ria ha,
sent dispatch expressing sympathy with
the families OF the dead miner hi tress
ing scenes were witncs ed at the pit as
the bodies were brought up. There is no
hope that the others in the mine can be
saved.
Springfield Union. He has the hest edu-
cation who knows best how to find out
New Haven News: Speaking OF salt we
may remark that IL Is always seasonable.
Pomeroy's Democrat: Hell is fer tho g
who delight in making other miserable.
Boston Commercial Bul etin: Have
yonr grass cut IL you want lawn a la
moved.
Duluth Photographer: The frame.w work
Of air castles are usually made out Of sun
beams.
Pomeroy's Democrats Gray hairs are
honorable, II the head they adorn IL hon
orable.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-02
LOCAL 6REYTlES,

Mr.. Ross Mitchell is in Dayton today.
Jamss~iiurlhe was station-housed las,
! Eight for drunkenness.
Mr.. James l.. Rodgers returned this
morning from Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Russell. of Youngs-
town, are in the city today.
Councilman Jacob Korn returned this
morning from northern trip.
Mr.. W. Eberly left this morning via the
Bee Line for Wichita, Kansas.
Mr.. Oscar T. Martin went to Columbus
this morning on legal business.
Stated communication of Champion
lodge, No. 30. F. 4 A. NJ, tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry l.. Rockfield are ex-
pected home from New Orleans SATURDAY..
Judge John A. Price and wife. of Bell =
fontaine, are in the city, the guests of
friends.
The james ONeil Monte Cristo" party
went to Dayton via the Pan Handle this
morning.
General A. S Bushnell and wife will at
tend Governor Foraker's reception at Co
lumbus tomorrow Thursday evening.
Miss Morganroth. of Bellefontaine, who
has been the guest of Springfield friends
for several days, returned home this morn
ing.
Mrs. Lenhart, matron of the Chidren's
Home, continues very i'll. and there is little
permanent improvement Miss Fannie
Bragg, one the nurses, is better.
The presentation of The Doctor of Al
cantara.- by Springfield talent, which was
announced to occur on Monday evening.
March 1ith, has been postponed until after
Lent.
The east-boynd trains on the Bee Line
have been late for several days on account
of the high water at Cincinnati The
trains cannot get into the Grand Central
station.
The venerable Judge West. of Bellefon-
taine, was in the city short time this
merning. He was on his way to Marys-
vile where he was going on important legal
business
Mr. Charles A. Baird. of GAINESVILLE. is
the guest of his brother, Mr.. NJ. G. Baird,
the gentlemgnly manager of the Lagonda
house. Mr.. Baird is on his way to Calves
ton, Texas.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-02
THE LONDON CLOTHING CO.,
20 SOUTH LIMESTONE STREET.
What Baking Powder Shall We Use:


! This plain question comes hom to every
hOuSekeeper. We all desire pure and
| wholesome food, and this cannot be had
with the use of impure or poisonous baking
powder There can be no longer question
that all the cheaper. lower grades of baking
powders contain either alum. lime OF pros
phatic acid. As 10th as we may be to ad-
init SO much against what may have been
some of our household goods. there can be
no gaiRsaying the unanimous testimony of
| the official chemists. Indeed, analysts
seem 10 fine no baking powder entirely free
from some one of these objectionable ngre-
dients except tho Royal, and tl,at they re-
, pGIt as chemically pure. We find some of
| the Baking POwdera advertised as pure, TO
contain. under the tests of Profs. Chandler.
Habirsha. and Others. nearly twelve per
| cent. of lime while others are made from
| alumni with no cream of tartar. This, We
| presume accounts for their lack of leayen-
| ing powder as sometimes complained of by
| the cook. and for the bitter taste found in
| the biscuits 50 frequently complained of ty'
ourselves.
But aside from the inferioriiy OF the work
done by these powders, the psychologists
assure us that lime and alum taken into the
system in such quantities As this are injurious.
| They are not decompoSed by heat nor dis
| solved in mixing or baking. They 90 with
| the bread, therefore. into the stomach,
where their physiological effects are indi-
gestion, dyspepsia. or worse evils.
TIE question naturally arises, why do
cheap baking powder makers use these
things? Alum is three cents pound, lime
still cheaper. while cream of tartar costs
thirty-fiye or forty. TIE reasons for the
chemical purity of the Roya! Baking Pow
der were recently given in the New York
Times in an interesting description of a
new method of refining argols, or crude
cream of tartar. Ii seems that it is only
under this process that cream of tartar can
be freed from the lime natural to it and
rendered chemically pure; that the patents
and plant for this cost the Royal Baking
Powder Company about half 4 million dol
lars, and that they maintain exclusive con-
troll of the rights.
Prof. McMurtrie. late chief chemist of
the Department of Agriculture at Washing
ton, ID. c., in the interests of commerce.
made An examination of this process, and
reported upon the results attained in the
refined cream of tartar. The following ex
tract from his report would seem to answer
the question repeated at the head of this
article. and which is so frequently pro-
pounded by the housekeeper:
Il have examined the cream of tartar
used ~ the Royal Baking Powder Company
in the manufacture of their baking powder,
and lind it 10 be perfectly pure, and free
from lime in any form. The chemical
tests to which have submitted the Royal
Baking Powder prove perfectly healthful.
and free from any deleterious substance
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-02
HER NINETY.FOURTh,
How Mother ksurman's Birthday wa
Celebrated Yesterday.

How Mother Knunman's Birthday wa,
Celebrated Yesterday.
The residence of Mr.. Benjamin Kautf-
man. corner of Ward and Center streets.
was the scene of festivity and mirth yester-
day Tuesday. March lst, the occasion be-
ing the oath anniversary of Mother
Kauffman's birthday. The day dawned
beautifully bright and its merry beams
added an additional luster TO the beautifully
decorated table ladened with rare
fruits and blooming flowers. A
large and merry company sat
down at O'Clock to the sumptuous dinner
Mother Kaufman. seated at the head of
the table, returned thanks. and was SEEM
ingly as young and happy as any of the
four generations represented. There were
present Mr.. Benjamin kaufman and fam
lily. Mr.. Henry Kaufman and wife from
Columbus. Mr.. w. II. Kaufman and wife
and Miss Zelma from Columbus, Mrs. Liz
zie Sutherland Heron, granddaughter, of
Wyoming, o.. and her two sons, Willie and
Tom; Mrs. Anna Belle Moore and daughter
Nerna, of Springfield. o.: Mr.. l.. S. Fish.
brother of Mrs. Benjamin Kaufman. of
Cleveland. o.; Miss Eleanor Baker, Mrs.
A. ". Woodbury.. of Springfield. o.
'Trandma" was the recipient of lovely
and valuable gifts from every one present.
After dinner, letters of regrets were read
containing kind remembrances) from Mrs.
Nerna Sutherland Bates, grand-daugh-
ter. from Cleveland. o.: Mrs. Kate Wilson.
a daughter, from Strator. ILL.,; Mrs-inna
V. Chamberlain, daughter, of Ypsilanta
Mleh-.~Mrs. Lambkir. granddaughter.
from Tifiin. Ohio. and b. A. Harrington.
grandson. from Lafayette, Ohio. She was
also kindly remembered by Mrs. George
Horner. Mrs. John 7. Winters. Mrs. J. ID.
Otstot. Mrs. Foster. Mrs. Legg. Mrs. John
Coal and Mrs. Nathaniel kinSman, all of
Springfield, and Others who called through
the day to pay their respects 10 this vener-
able old lady. who is universally beloved.